Mandingo (?) Takouba for Comment

Iain · 8th May 2017, 12:38 AM

Nice piece Teodor!

I can't be sure these are in fact Mandingo or Manding influenced, but I have always suspected it given the hilt style and the affinity that the Mandingo seem to have for finials like this on pommels.

The guard plates are tin I would guess? The stitching on the hilt leather is also different than the glue more typically seen.

This looks like a nice early 20th century piece I would say. Certainly a slimmer blade than that massive example, which I remember always felt quite hefty in the hand.

8th May 2017, 12:38 AM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	Nice piece Teodor! I can't be sure these are in fact Mandingo or Manding influenced, but I have always suspected it given the hilt style and the affinity that the Mandingo seem to have for finials like this on pommels. The guard plates are tin I would guess? The stitching on the hilt leather is also different than the glue more typically seen. This looks like a nice early 20th century piece I would say. Certainly a slimmer blade than that massive example, which I remember always felt quite hefty in the hand.